Despite comments made by Yankees co-chairperson Hank Steinbrenner to The Associated Press earlier today that the Yankees plan to discuss the possibility at high-level meetings today in Tampa, Fla., the team has made it clear recently that it has no interest in signing the unemployed home run king.

Star-Ledger Yankees beat writer Ed Price reports: If Hank Steinbrenner does indeed bring up Bonds' name, it will probably get shot down by the baseball people. Last week, after a Web site erroneously reported the Yankees were in negotiations to sign Bonds, a member of the New York front office responded by saying, "It's all (bull)."

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In a story published in July 15's edition of The Star-Ledger, Price reported:

As for unsigned all-time home run leader Barry Bonds, Cashman said, "I would say any speculation on us being interested in a player of that magnitude would be extremely premature."

Agent Jeff Borris said recent rumors of teams having interest in Bonds are not true.

"I don't bring up his name any more to clubs," Borris said yesterday at the Grand Hyatt, "and clubs don't bring up his name to me any more.

"I offered him at the league minimum -- $390,000 -- to numerous clubs. And not one of them would take him. If that doesn't create a level of suspicion, I don't know what does. How could a guy who was a National League All-Star last year not have a chance to put on a uniform in 2008? He's completely healthy. Everyone knows that his trial date is not until March 2009. ... I think it's a pathetic ending to this story."

Three days later, when the Yankees' acquisition of Richie Sexson became public, a Yankees official who asked not to be identified reiterated that the team had no interest in Bonds.